Clostridium metallolevans

Bacteria
General | Carbohydrate O/F | Substrate utilisation | Enzymes | Metabolites | Antibiotics

Overview

  • Clostridium metallolevans is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Clostridium metallolevans is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Meyer2007; Ellis2014)



  • Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • QUIRKS
  • Produces volatile metalloids from As, Sb, Se, Te, Bi and Hg. Butyraldehyde is also a product of fermentation.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Meyer2007);
    Character Response
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  • Temperature tolerance:
  • Grows optimally at 37℃.
  • H+
  • Acid from carbohydrates usually produced:
  • glucose; mannose; ribose; starch; maltose; sucrose; glycerol; sorbitol;
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  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • glucose; glycerol; maltose; mannose; ribose; sorbitol; starch; sucrose;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES (Meyer2007); (Ellis2014);
    Character Response
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  • Metabolites produced:
  • butyrate; lactate; butanol;
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  • Metabolites not produced:
  • H₂S;
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  • NO3➔NO2:
  • not reduced
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  • Sulfate:
  • not reduced
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  • Thiosulfate:
  • not reduced

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Firmicutes Class:  Clostridia Order:  Eubacteriales Family:  Clostridiaceae Genus:  Clostridium Gram stain:  + O2 Relation.:  strictly anaerobic Spore:  Endospore Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Opt. T:  37℃
    CARBOHYDRATE ACID FORMATION
    Monosaccharide O/F Oligosaccharide O/F Polysaccharide O/F Polyol O/F Other O/F
    Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Ribose:  + Maltose:  + Sucrose:  + Starch:  + Glycerol:  + Sorbitol:  +
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Fructose:  neg Galactose:  neg Glucose:  + Mannose:  + Ribose:  + Xylose:  neg Cellubiose:  neg Lactose:  neg Maltose:  + Sucrose:  + Trehalose:  neg Dulcitol:  neg Ethanol:  neg Glycerol:  + Mannitol:  neg Methanol:  neg Sorbitol:  + Starch:  + Acetate:  neg Lactate:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Butyrate:  + Lactate:  + Butanol:  + H2S:  neg

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM METALLOLEVANS
  • Meyer2007 - Volatilisation of metals and metalloids by the microbial population of an alluvial soil.
  • Ellis2014 - Microbial bioproducts from cheese whey through fermentation with wastewater sludge Clostridium isolates.
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR CLOSTRIDIUM METALLOLEVANS
  • Zupancic2012 - Analysis of the Gut Microbiota in the Old Order Amish and Its Relation to the Metabolic Syndrome.
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    • Added: March 18, 2022